COMMERCIAL.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 30, Issue 20, 12 March 1918, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

WELLINGTON MARKET REPORT.

Messrs Townsend & Paul, Ltd., have pleasure in reporting an exceptionally keen demand for all dressed pork and poultry, and recommend consignments promptly. Tho following prices are ruling:—

Dressed Pork. —50’s to 80’s prime 7id to BJd per lb.; 60’s to 80’s medium 7d to 7Jd per lb.; 80’s to 100's prime 6Jd to 7jjd per lb.; 90’s to 100’s medium Cd to 6£d por lb.; 100’s to 120’s prime 54d to 6d per lb.; 100's to 120’s medium 5d to 6d per lb.; slips 6Jd to 7Jd per lb.; Bacon pigs s£d to per lb. as per quality. Choppers 4d to 4Jd per lb. as per quality. Suckers lOd to Is per lb. as per quality. Inferior quality pigs at relative rates. If possible ship dressed pork to arrive in Wellington Thursdays or Fridays, tho butchers here prefer pork at tho end of the week.

Turkeys, hens Is, gobblers Is §d per lb. dead weight, fowls 4s to 4s "'Gd per pair, ducks 6s to 7s per pair. Young ducks (large) 7s to 8s per pair Fungus 5Jd per lb. Walnuts lid to Is per lb. Sheepskins, hides and fat in good demand at market rates. Pastry butter in good demand at Is to Is Id per lb. Eggs 3s to 2s 3d per dozen Blue Cod, Hapuka, and all fresh fish selling at satisfactory prices. The ruling prices for Produce are as follows; Maize 7s per bushel, barley os Gd per bushel, feed oats 5s per bushel, dun oats 5s Gd per bushel, all f.o.b. Wellington. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. In spite of the dull morning there was a very fair attendance of buyers and farmers at Addington last Wednesday. The yarding of beef was well up to recent sales, and there was also a large yarding of store sheep, which met with a keen demand. The entry, both of fat lambs and fat sheep, was smaller than at the previous week’s market, and good sales resulted on a par with late rates. There was a much smaller offering of fat lambs in the pens, only 2328 being forward, as compared with 3139 at the previous week’s sale. Export buyers wore active and took the larger proportion of the offerings The quality of most of the lambs was distinctly good. Prices ranged as under;—Extra prime lambs 30s Bd, prime 26s Gd to 29s lOd, lighter 22s Gd to 2os Id. There was a smaller yarding of fat sheep than the previous week, and the qualitj', taking it all round, was not up to usual standard. There was an unique proportion of rough and unfinished stuff. The range of prices was:—Extra prime wethers to 425, prime wethers 35s to 38s, merino wethers 19s 3d to 275, extra prime ewes to 39s Id.

There was a rather smaller yarding of fat cattle at the opening of the market, and the sale started off very well for all classes of beef. The arrival of a late consignment steadied the sale considerably, and it tended to flag a little towards the finish. Butchers obtained the bulk of the offerings, exporters only taking a small proportion. Prices were:—Extra prime steers to £23, prime steers £l7 17s Gd to £l9 12s (id. prime heifers £ll ds to £l7, prime cows £l2 7s Gd to £l7 ss.

A fair proportion of better sorts was included in a good sized yarding of dairy cows. The demand was spirited right up to the end of the sale, prices ranging up to £2l ss. There was a medium entry of fat pigs, and porkers were ,n particularly short supply. Values for tac latter were slightly firmer, but, for be honors the effect of fixed prices for the cured product was again apparent, and prices were possibly a shade easier. Prices ruled;—Choppers £1 to £6, heavy baconers to £G, heavy porkers £2 12s to ■'£4, lighter porkers £3 to £3 10s.